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J04 - Acute laryngitis and tracheitis


The ICD 10 Code for Acute laryngitis and tracheitis is listed as J04.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: J04
Description: Acute laryngitis and tracheitis
  • Use additional code (B95-B97) to identify infectious agent
  • Excludes1: acute obstructive laryngitis [croup] and epiglottitis (J05.-)
  • Excludes2: laryngismus (stridulus) (J38.5)
Chapter Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of J04:
J04.0 - Acute laryngitis
J04.1 - Acute tracheitis
J04.2 - Acute laryngotracheitis
J04.3 - Supraglottitis, unspecified